🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Kunturmarka, Pasco
Kunturmarka (Quechua kuntur condor, marka village / storey, Hispanicized spelling Condormarca) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Choquequirao Puquio
Choquequirao Puquio (possibly from Quechua chuqi metal, every kind of precious metal / gold (<Aymara), k'iraw crip, cot, pukyu spring, well) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Mawk'allaqta, Paruro
archaeological site in Paccaritambo District, Peru
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Miculla Geoglyphs & Petroglyph Field (San Francisco de Miculla)
Archaic to Middle Horizon (Tiwanaku–Wari interaction) · Tiwanaku–Huari interface / Tacna coastal–altiplano
>500 boulders and 40+ desert lines (400–1000 CE peak) at Tacna's Caplina desert gateway.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Inca complex at Písac
The Inca complex at Pisac is a large Incan complex of agricultural terraces, residences, guard posts, watchtowers and a ceremonial/religious centre located along a mountain ridge above the modern…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Huaca Esmeralda — Chimu Adobe Pyramid
Late Intermediate, Chimú (900–1470 CE) · Chimú
Adjoining Chan Chan’s outskirts three blocks from Mansiche temple in urbanization La Esmeralda, this Chimú adobe pyramid is a U-shaped two-level mass with three terraces, ramps and courtyard…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Huancaco Palace Mound — Virú Pyramid and Court
Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon — Gallinazo/Virú, Mochica and Wari–Huari (200 BCE–900 CE) · Virú–Gallinazo, Moche, Wari
Capital mound on south bank mid Virú River overlooking valley neck, first stratified mound excavation in Peru (Bennett 1936), defining Virú (Gallinazo) ceramic sequence underlying Moché.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bab al-Islam Mosque
The Bab al-Islam Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita Bab al-Islam; Urdu: مسجد باب الإسلام Masjid Bab-ul-Islam) is a mosque in Tacna, Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Band of Holes
The Band of Holes, also known in Spanish as Monte Sierpe (serpent mountain) or Cerro Viruela (smallpox hill), is a structure consisting of approximately 5,200 human-sized and stone-lined pits found…
🇵🇪 Peru · Tomb
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima
The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco (Spanish: Basílica y Convento de San Francisco) is a Catholic church building located in the Historic Centre of Lima, Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Cajamarquilla
The Cajamarquilla archaeological site is located 25 km inland from the coastal city of Lima, Peru; in the Jicamarca Valley, 6 km north of the Rímac River.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Cantalloc Aqueducts
The Cantalloc Aqueducts are a series of aqueducts located 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) east of the city of Nazca, Peru, built by the Nazca culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Carachupa
Carachupa (Quechua for opossum) is an archaeological site with rock art in Peru. It is located near the village of Carachupa, in Lonya Grande District, region of Amazonas.
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Casma-Sechin Geoglyphs
Initial Period to Early Intermediate (Sechin-Recuay) · Casma-Sechin / Recuay
Initial Period desert geoglyphs (1800-1000 BCE) on Casma pampa: feline and anthropomorph lines precursing Nazca.
🇵🇪 Peru · Tomb
Catacombs of Lima
The Catacombs of Lima (Spanish: Catacumbas de Lima) are underground ossuaries in the historic centre of Lima, Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Chacamarca Historic Sanctuary
Chacamarca Historic Sanctuary (Spanish: Santuario Histórico de Chacamarca), is a historical site in Junín Province, Junín, Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Necropolis
Chauchilla Cemetery
Chauchilla Cemetery is a cemetery that contains prehispanic mummified human remains and archeological artifacts, located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Nazca in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Chawaytiri
Chawaytiri (Hispanicized Chahuaytire, Chahuaytiri) is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru.